Bug Fixes and Improvements:
Improved the overall consistency and application of the How To button placement within Ally’s PDF Quick Fixes to help focus instructors when selecting their preferred path forward
Implemented improvements in the Instructor Feedback information panels to ensure appropriate color contrast is applied to focus indicators
Fixed an issue in Canvas integrations that resulted in erratic keyboard behavior when using Google Chrome and navigating to the Ally alternative format indicator when using the Canvas file preview
Fixed an accessibility issue in the Course Accessibility Report that caused poor color contrast for severity indicators when displayed on different background colors
Fixed an issue in Blackboard integrations that caused the Instructor Feedback preview navigation icon to be enabled despite no contrast issues existing on the page
Implemented improvements in the Instructor Feedback file preview to ensure irrelevant information not shown on the page is not announced by a screen reader
Fixed an accessibility issue in the Instructor Feedback file preview that sometimes prevented users from scrolling horizontally while navigating with a keyboard
Fixed an accessibility issue in the Course Accessibility Report that prevented table header information from being announced to a screen reader
Implemented additional improvements to the Canvas OAuth token refresh process to avoid access token errors
Implemented several processing improvements to Ally’s underlying SharePoint document converter service for Alternative Format conversions
Implemented several processing improvements to Ally’s underlying GIF reader processes
Release notes can also be found at https://help.anthology.com/ally-lms/en/administrators/whats-new/2026-release-notes.html
